GXS will be performing maintenance on Sunday, September 26th,
2010, from 7:00 GMT until 10:30 GMT. During this time, data exchanged
with trading partners via interconnects to GXS may be delayed.

It
is EasyLink’s policy to notify customers when interconnect scheduled
maintenance may or will impact service availability. If you have any
questions about this maintenance, please contact Customer Support.

We
thank you for your cooperation in this matter. We recognize that your
business is very important, and it is greatly appreciated.

If you have further questions regarding this issue or any other issue, please contact Customer Support.

easylinkservices-gxsscheduledmaintenance-ibs12651872https://sites.google.com/feeds/content/edisoft.com/support/17475766625107114622009-03-26T18:43:55.170Z2016-07-17T06:35:47.200Z2009-04-08T16:00:39.246ZLoblaw Companies Announces ASN 2009 - will be enforcing the use of the 856 document as of July 2 2009

Loblaws is introducing the ASN (Advance Ship Notice) via EDI along with a GS1-128 Barcode Label effective July 2, 2009.

Affects:Template# 159 and 1504

Status: Specs have been received and reviewed, no template change needed.

Action to be taken: Client to verify if testing is required with Loblaws before going into production with the ASN. If required, book training with Edisoft Tech Services for 856 creation and management.

EasyLink Services will be performing maintenance on the following dates:

Sunday, September 20, 2009 between 12:00PM and 1:00PM EDT and Sunday, September 27, 2009 between 12:00PM and 1:00PM EDT . Please note that Easylink will be introducing a new DNS server to respond to customer DNS queries during the maintenance on September 27. If your network has any restriction to accessing a new Easylink DNS server, access should be adjusted to allow the new server. The IP address of the new server is 165.251.51.1. If you do not adjust access, the network will continue to be accessed as it is currently. However, you will fail to take advantage of the EasyLink’s redundancy and resiliency features. This is scheduled maintenance to upgrade our network capabilities across our Service platforms. EasyLink has redundant connections and applications in place and we do not expect any impact to your services.

For more information regarding this issue, please contact the EasyLink EDI Support Team.

easylinkservicesscheduledmaintenance2https://sites.google.com/feeds/content/edisoft.com/support/19392451915999604512009-03-26T19:03:14.503Z2016-07-17T06:35:47.173Z2009-04-23T13:28:25.102ZAnderson Merchandisers - is adding a Ship Mark For qualifier into the N1 MA loop required as of March 25 2009

We are going to add an additional N1 segment to our outbound 850 document. This change will take place 3/25/09.

Affects: Template# 541

Status: Specs have been received and reviewed, no template change needed.Action to be taken: Client to verify if testing is required with Anderson Merchandising before going into production. If no testing is required, send request to technicalservices@edisoft.com for the new template.

The conversion to the Sterling Collaboration Network will be effective Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 10:00 AM ET, and the change will affect all EDI transmissions between our two companies.The conversion will require minimal effort on your part.Please read the following carefully:

1.Our communication ISA qualifier & ID will remain the same.

01-001786664

12-4017651500

ZZ-4017651500

ZZ-CVS

ZZ-CVSD

ZZ-CVSINVDSD

ZZ-CVSPR

ZZ-CVSPROD

2.Ourcommunication send/receive times will remain the same.

3.If you are currently using Sterling Collaboration Network to trade with us,Sterling Commerce will perform the conversion on your behalf.If you have a Sterling Collaboration Network mailbox and are not currently using it to trade with us but would like to, please notify Sterling Commerce at 1-800-677-3027.

4.If you will not be using a Sterling Collaboration Network mailbox to trade with us, Sterling Commerce will contact your VAN on behalf of CVS.You will also be required to submit an official request to your VAN to set up / approve the interconnect to Sterling Collaboration Network on behalf of your company.Please forward this letter to your VAN as part of your official request prior to April 14.

to confirm your EDI ID(s) and VAN.In the event Sterling Commerce does not have your ID(s) routed correctly by the conversion date there could be an interruption in your data.

6.Please update any internal records in your translation software or communication software that may reference ouruse of Easylink, or Descartes (TranSettlements) as a VAN.

7.IBM/Advantis customers:If you use internal table settings,please be sure to update your tables on April 14 to reflect our use of Sterling Collaboration Network. Please contact IBM/Advantis to verify that the settings below for Sterling Collaboration Network are correct.

Account:VANSUser ID:ORMAIL

Please be aware that failure to update your internal tables may affect your ability to send and receive data with us. If you have questions regarding how or if you need to do this, please contact IBM/Advantis.

Transmissions between our two companies will be monitored closely by us and Sterling Commerce during the conversion process.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sterling Commerce at 1-800-677-3027 or e_community@stercomm.com.

Please note important information for your company from US Foodservice:

US Foodservice has been working for sometime on improving how EDI is managed with our Trading Partners to provide benefit to all parties. We continue to see a few issues related to following the specifications although some were not outlined as required, the expectation on our part was they were following standards and should have been addressed.

So at this time we request everyone review the updated attached specifications and ensure your EDI process is compliant with them. We have listed below some of the issues that show up during our compliance checking as the translation jobs are processed.

EDI Invoice 810:(Compliance check will be active on June 14th)

Ø Do not send any Purchase Order numbers that are not in compliance:

· (Samples, a person’s name is not acceptable and can not be processed)

Ø Follow the compliance on all qualifiers as examples do not send “UA”, specifications are “UK” and the length is fourteen.

EDI Invoice 850:

Ø Please review specifications and ensure you do not change an item code when returning the 855 that has not been communicated.

EDI Invoice 855:

Ø Do not send any Purchase Order numbers that are not in compliance:

· (Samples, a person’s name is not acceptable and can not be processed)

Ø Cost must be returned zero is acceptable in certain conditions but must have an updated 855 sent.

Ø Dates: DTM and TD5 work together so verify what is sent, we expect the confirmation dates to correspond to the Purchase order date either delivered or Pick-up it does provide any value to USF when you release the product.

Ø Qualifiers must follow the specifications for all EDI documents.

Ø Review SAC codes for proper use.

Ø UOM must follow specifications for correct identifier.

EDI Functional Acknowledgement 997:

Ø Information is provided in the specifications to explain why an 810 or 855 would be rejected.

Ø Must be returned with-in two hours to ensure all processes have been handled.

Please
be advised that some FTP connections on the ICC.NET EDI Platform are
currently experiencing intermittent connectivity issues and file
exchange delays.

EasyLink
technicians are currently troubleshooting the issue. We will notify you
immediately upon resolution or provide periodic updates on the status
of the service.

If
you have further questions regarding this issue or any other issue,
please contact Customer Support at 1-888-422-4401 or 1-678-823-4511. For customers outside the United States, please call 44-207-551-8888.

Please be advised that the EasyLink ICC NET system is currently experiencing a service impairment. We will either notify you immediately upon resolution or provide periodic updates on the status of the situation. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause and appreciate your patience.

If you have further questions regarding this issue or any other issue, please contact Customer Support at 1-888-422-4401 or 1-678-823-4511. For customers outside the United States, please call 44-207-551-8888.

Beginning Wednesday, December 23, 2009 all PO's received with SANS# 6319408 (former Sparks SANS) should be shipped to our Reno DC location. The address is: 1175 Trademark Drive Suite 105, Reno, NV 89521. Any vendors who previously elected to receive the split PO information for our Atlanta DC (Walmart vs. Sams PO's) will automatically be set up to receive split PO's for our Reno DC. In addition, PO's will include a 'MA' code in the N1 01 which indicates the ''party for whom item is ultimately intended."

As part of the Target.com replatforming efforts, we will be transitioning away from the Channel Intelligence (formerly VCommerce) TargetVantage Platform to an in-house solution for DVS transactions. This upcoming changewill allow us to integrate all Order Management Systems to one platform. All vendors will be required to transact with Target.com via EDI as the TargetVantage solution will no longer be available as of your migration deadline.

Each vendor will migrate to the new Target.com Sterling OMS in waves.

STEPS TO COMPLETE: 1. Review the attached Sterling OMS Overview

2. Ensure you have an EDI solution in place prior to the start of yourmigration wave. EDI Specs are attached.

4. After completing your registration you will be contacted by Target¹s Electronic Commerce Support Center (ECSC) team to complete your testing 5. Ensure Packing Slip Integration is complete and approved by DVS.Compliance@Target.com

It was recently discovered that Purchase Orders sent by Cabela's contained duplicate allowances, one instance at the header level and one at the detail level.

The systems fix for this issue will be implemented Thursday, 6/24/10, at approximately 8:00 am Mountain Time. Cabela's will be temporarily suspending PO transmissions until approximately mid day on Thursday, 6/24/10, after the completion of the systems fix.

At that point, you should no longer see the duplicate allowances within your EDI orders for PO's received beginning Thursday 6/24/10. Please note that if you require any corrected orders to be retransmitted, you will need to get in touch with Cabela's ETP Support at ETPSupport@Cabelas.com or at 308-255-2280.

EasyLink technicians will be performing scheduled maintenance on the ICC.NET platform from 5:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST on Sunday, March 7, 2010.ICC.NET VAN services will not be available during this maintenance window. Customer Support will continue to be available via email and telephone throughout the maintenance period. It is EasyLink’s policy to notify customers when performing scheduled maintenance that may or will impact service availability. If you have any questions about this maintenance, please contact us using the information below and reference ticket IBS1086822. This maintenance is part of our continued efforts to provide you, our valued customer, the most secure, efficient, reliable and flexible means to conduct business electronically.

If you have further questions regarding this issue or any other issue, please contact Customer Support at 1-888-422-4401 or 1-678-823-4511. For customers outside the United States, please call 44-207-551-8888.

support supportsupport@edisoft.comeasylinkservicesscheduledmaintenance-ibs10868222https://sites.google.com/feeds/content/edisoft.com/support/47381142584034729492009-09-24T16:40:04.762Z2016-07-17T06:35:46.821Z2009-09-24T18:09:25.800ZAAFES - Upgrade to Version 5010

AAFES is updating the mapping requirements to new version of 5010 to be in compliance with the HTS codes. As you are probably aware, a new law concerning Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes will become effective 1 January 2010. The HTS codes comprise a hierarchical structure for describing all goods in trade for duty, quota, and statistical purposes. This structure is based upon the international Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS), administered by the World Customs Organization in Brussels; however, the import codes are administered by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC).

In order for us to comply with this new ruling, we need all import suppliers to test and be moved to our production system by October 2009. The testing will entail an upgrade to 5010 for all documents (850, 810, 860, and 856). The new EDI version will also include updates to EDI documents that will include but not limited to: the addition of your supplier number, the Global Location Number (GLN) and other significant changes.

As a result of customer feedback, we are enhancing and improving our customer notification process. The first step in this journey is to provide you with a new, on-demand tool called Trading Grid Service Status. The Trading Grid Service Status dashboard will give you the ability to view the real-time status of GXS Services. In this initial release we have included both Information Exchange (IE) and Trading Grid Messaging Service (TGMS).

We currently send you service updates via a group address provided by your company, or the information we have on file for you is incomplete. For security purposes we cannot use this group address to provide you access to this new tool. If you would like to access to the dashboard please take a minute to provide us with your individual contact information by completing the form found at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=d_2bpFC0nnQ_2fnsUV65M02koQ_3d_3d .

Please note there is no charge for this tool. We appreciate you taking a minute to provide us with your contact information. We recognize that your business success depends on us and that it is critical that you have visibility into your GXS Service performance at all times. We believe that the Trading Grid Service Status dashboard will provide you with the on-demand visibility.

This is to advise US Foodservice EDI Trading Partners of the next computer conversions from P to A system have been scheduled as shown below so mark your calendars.

Thischange should have a minimal impact on your company now since all suppliers have moved to one communication ID.ØPurchase Orders placed on the P System will have a replacements created on the A System and will be managed by USF AP and Conversion Team for proper payment.

ØIn the event you receive an EDI Purchase Order for these location with a Saturday Date following the conversion date please do not process it with out contacting the Buyer.

ØFor Suppliers processing invoices to the A System only you will not need to make a change.

Suppliers who process EDI orders with the USF code will see a change from six digits to seven digits and will need to ensure the correct code is returned.Listed below are the next locations and their dates to change.Converts March 5th (New Purchase Orders will start on March 8th.)

Summary of Changes1. Timing: Changes planned for release in August 2009. The original date communicated was April 2009.2. New Process for Managing PO/DI Changes: JCPenney will introduce the EDI 850 Replacement PO as an option for communicating PO/DI changes. There are new 855 guidelines for acknowledging PO changes. JCPenney systems are be enhanced to allow changes to all PO (Purchase Order) fields and most DI (Delivery Instruction) fields without requiring cancelation. 3. No Accounts Payable Changes: Accounts Payable will continue to receive the final version of the DIs for three way match purposes. There are no changes in respect to this process.4. Expedited POs: JCPenney will formalize the process for expediting deliveries. The changes indicated in this document have no impact on Catalog/Internet ordering.

EasyLink technicians will be performing scheduled maintenance to the ICC.NET platform on the following dates:

DATETIMETICKET

Sunday, September 12, 2010 5:00 PM EDT to 8:00 PM EDTIBS1245648

Sunday, September 19, 20105:00 PM EDT to 9:00 PM EDTIBS1250784

You will experience a disruption of service during these maintenance windows. Technical Support will continue to be available via email and telephone throughout the maintenance period.

It is EasyLink’s policy to notify customers when performing scheduled maintenance that may or will impact service availability. If you have any questions about this maintenance, please contact technical support.

We thank you for your cooperation in this matter. We recognize that your business is very important, and it is greatly appreciated.

Effective August 31, 2009, the Macy's Stores identified in the chart below, which currently are serviced by the Macy's Mission Rd or City of Industry Distribution Centers (DCs), will instead be received by the Macy's Goodyear Fulfillment Center. Goodyear will act as a receiving facility for the Macy's Stores in the chart below due to the distance of these stores from the Macy's Mission Road and City of Industry, DCs. Macy's Goodyear Fulfillment Center will be recognized as DC location (AZ). Accordingly, from and after August 31, 2009, all small ticket and soft home merchandise must be shipped directly to: Macy's Goodyear Fulfillment Center(AZ), 16575 West Commerce Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85338.Note: All UCC-128 shipping labels must provide the correct DC address. EDI Instructions: Macy's Purchase Orders with an "in DC date" of August 31, 2009 or later, must follow this routing change and all EDI documentation must be updated accordingly. The EDI 856 Map Specs must reflect the correct information and each ASN must use the new DC code EDI N1-ST = (AZ) in the N104 data element.

We are excited to announce the addition of ACH (Automated Clearing House) as a payment option.Please note, at this time, due to limited resources this is a phased roll out for select vendors. ACH payments are issued weekly and provide efficient access to cash by automating deposits to your bank account. Payment remittance details are sent directly to your company or to your designated Factor via the EDI 820 document (Payment Order/Remittance Advice.) If your company is not able or chooses not to receive remittance advice detail via EDI 820, payment detail may be accessed at http://portal.nordstrom.com. Nordstrom's EDI 820 will be sent under EDI ID of 01/007942915. (Please note this is the same ID used to transmit Nordstrom's 850 PO and 810 Invoice.)

On September 14, 2009 we will begin using the new JDA integrated planning forecasting replenishment tool. The primary benefit of this system is that it gives us the ability to share with you our weekly item forecast for the next 26 weeks. This forecast will be sent to you weekly via an EDI 830 document in the 5010 VICS format, starting as early as October 26, 2009. The attached document explains in detail the technical specifications that you will need in order to build the EDI capability to receive and review this document. Before we actually start sending the forecasts, we will send out a generic sample document which should help facilitate your EDI mapping work.

Please note that if your company is not able to meet our timeline, third party service providers are able to work with you for the short-term while you build your capability.Please review the attached document and ensure that you are prepared to receive sample data by September 25, 2009

As of 1238 GMT, the Information Exchange (IEFE ) service disruption that began at 830 GMT has been resolved. All users are now able to establish contact. Normal access to applications are available to send and receive documents.

All messages impacted by the service disruption are being processed. The backlog was zeroed out at 1654 EST/ 2054 GMT..

Please be advised that new stores 2794 & 2819 have been designated as a cross-dock receiving stores. Store direct orders will begin transmittingFeb 15, 2010.These stores are scheduled to open on March 29, 2010.

The service-related issue impacting Trading Grid Messaging Services (TGMS) that GXS Operations detected at 1110 GMT is continuing. As a result, impacted customers are still experiencing slow document traffic.As of 1305 GMT impacted customers are able to access their mailboxes.

This service disruption is not impacting all customers.However, if you are exchanging data with impacted customers,document traffic between you and these customers are delayed.Delayed traffic is noted for interconnect traffic. Estimate for issue resolution has been updated.Current estimate for resolution is 1500 GMT.This is only an estimate at this time.Further troubleshooting could extend or reduce the estimated resolution time. Currently the oldest document in the backlog is down to 15 minutes old.This does not indicate how quickly the backlog will be worked down to normal levels, only an indication of the oldest document in queue.

-Impacted Services-

Trading GridMessaging Services (TGMS)

-Additional Information-

We apologize for any issues this causes you. We are working to restore service to full operation as soon as possible. If you are a Managed Services Customer, please note that this issue does not affect your ability to connect to the GXS Managed Services Platform.It does impact your trading partner community that utilizes the Trading Grid ® Messaging Services (TGMS).

The next Technical Service Bulletin will be issued at 1415 GMT or as soon as conditions change.

EasyLink technicians will be performing scheduled maintenance on the ICC.NET platform from 5:00 PM EDT to 9:00 PM EDT on Sunday, June 13th, 2010. ICC.NET VAN and MFT services will not be available during the maintenance window. Customer Support will continue to be available via telephone throughout the maintenance period. It is EasyLink’s policy to notify customers when performing scheduled maintenance that may or will impact service availability. If you have any questions about this maintenance, please contact us using the information below and reference ticket IBS1123605. This maintenance is part of our continued efforts to provide you, our valued customer, the most secure, efficient, reliable and flexible means to conduct business electronically. In advance, we thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Your business is greatly appreciated and we hope that EasyLink can continue to help you and your company grow in the future.

If you have further questions regarding this issue or any other issue, please contact Customer Support at 1-888-422-4401 or 1-678-823-4511. For customers outside the United States, please call 44-207-551-8888.

Amazon's EDI AS2 certificate is set to expire on August 8th, 2010. We will be switching over to the new certificate completely for all vendors on August 8th, 2010. Please make sure that you have scheduled a time with Amazon.com to update your systems with the new Amazon public AS2 certificate BEFORE this date in order to avoid any unnecessary transmission decryption issues.

Prior to August 8th, we will be placing Amazon's new AS2 certificate on http://vendorcentral.amazon.com in the 'Resource Center'. Please do not switch to the new certificate prior to creating a case in Vendor Central using the 'Contact Us' feature and selecting 'EDI' as the Issue and 'Connectivity issue (AS2, FTP, VAN changes)' as the Sub-issue. You can use the subject line 'Amazon AS2 Certificate Change' in order to quickly route your case. Once you have created this case, we will then schedule your certificate switch.

To retrieve the new certificate, you must log in to Vendor Central (http://vendorcentral.amazon.com) and navigate to the 'Resource Center' to find a copy of the new AS2 certificate. Please make sure to grab the correctly named certificate (should expire in 2015) when preparing to change the certificate in your system. Please also make sure in advance that you have a Vendor Central account and that each person in your EDI team has access to it. If you do not have a Vendor Central account, please contact your business contact at Amazon (typically your buyer). For access only issues, please contact the administrator for the Vendor Central account in your company.

If you use a VAN and they have a direct AS2 connection to Amazon, your VAN will also need to update their system with the new certificate BEFORE the date shown above. Please be sure to contact your VAN and have them confirm that they have scheduled this change if needed.

Again, please make sure to schedule this change by creating a 'Contact Us' in Vendor Central, using the topic mentioned above before actually making the certificate change or your change will result in transmission issues.

Should you have any questions, please log into Vendor Central using this link http://vendorcentral.amazon.com, go to the 'Contact Us' link at the bottom of the page and select 'EDI' as the Issue and 'Connectivity issue (AS2, FTP, VAN changes)' as the sub-issue.